Oil industry leaders search for answers after election

10:08 AM,
Nov. 9, 2012

Randall Luthi, president of the National Ocean Industries Association, speaks to guests Wednesday at the State of the Gulf Of Mexico Oil & Gas Industry luncheon at the Hilton Lafayette in Lafayette. Paul Kieu/Gannett Louisiana

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Tina Marie Macias
Gannett Louisiana

LAFAYETTE -- Louisiana oil and gas leaders did not try to hide their disappointment in the re-election of Barack Obama as president.

Nor did National Ocean Industries Association President Randall Luthi.

"This is basically the representation of the speech I had hoped to give," Luthi said before ripping apart a few sheets of pages to laughter and cheers. "I think a lot of us are picking up the pieces and trying to figure out where we are going to go from here." ...